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Affluence in HD5 0LL

How HD5 0LL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Kirkheaton
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,307 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HD5 0LL is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HD5 0LL area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income4.0
  • Employment4.0
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Health and disability4.0
  • Crime4.0
  • Barriers to housing and services4.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Older people in low-income households6.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£59,326
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
65%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

54.2% of adults in the HD5 0LL area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 28.6% are retired and 5% are full-time students.

HD5 0LLEngland
Employee, full-time32.4%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.9%
Self-employed8.9%9.5%
Unemployed2.6%2.9%
Full-time student5%7.9%
Retired28.6%21.5%
Looking after home or family2.3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.7%4.1%
Other2.6%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

30.3% of adults in the HD5 0LL area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

HD5 0LLEngland
Higher managerial & professional7.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional22.8%19.9%
Intermediate11.3%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.4%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.3%5.3%
Semi-routine14%11.3%
Routine12.8%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10%8.5%
Full-time students4.8%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

26.6% of adults in the HD5 0LL area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 23.2% have no qualifications.

HD5 0LLEngland
Degree level or above26.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent18.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C8.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.5%5.3%
Other qualifications2.6%2.8%
No qualifications23.2%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HD5 0LL (Kirkheaton) (about 1,307 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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